PRAIRIE LEA
By
August 31, 2006
The season, as I recognize it, officially starts tonight. That causes be to turn my attention to Prairie Lea. They are a six-man school located not far from San Antonio. In my mind what makes them special is they were one of two teams that played the first six-man game between Texas schools dating back to 1938.
You probably read in the Abilene Reporter-News today a piece about coaching salaries. Six-man coaches don’t fall in the upper tier that you read about in that article. I really don’t know how much money a six-man coach makes in Texas but I believe they earn what they are paid.
I recently read an article on sixmanfootball.com that stated the coach for Prairie Lea drives about 100 miles a day on I-35 to his coaching job. He most likely falls in the category of not getting paid enough.
Here is a capsule of this season’s edition.
Prairie Lea Indians
District: 16 Division II
Head coach: Wayne Stigler, 13-26 career, four seasons, all at Prairie Lea.
2005 records: 2-6 overall, 0-4 in 16 (fourth)
Returning lettermen: 9
Returning starters: Offense (4) — WR John Cantrell, 5-7, 165, so.; HB Daniel Mendoza, 5-7, 165, jr.; L Vale Moreno, 5-9, 185, so.; QB Hector Rivera, 5-7, 155, jr. Defense (4) — E Cantrell; OLB Mendoza; MLB Moreno; OLB Rivera.
Good Football To You.
Don Hardin
txsixii@yahoo.com
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